Politics

Vi Lyles on Changing Stonewall St. Name

WCCB News @ Ten anchor Morgan Fogarty asked Mayoral candidate Vi Lyles (D) if she supports changing the name of Stonewall Street in Uptown Charlotte.

Vi Lyles on Controversial I-77 Toll Lanes Vote

Charlotte mayoral candidate Vi Lyles (D) uses the word "blackmail" to describe the controversial I-77 toll lanes project vote process.

Manafort Offered to Brief Wealthy Russian During Campaign

In the middle of Donald Trump’s presidential run, then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he was willing to provide “private briefings” about the campaign to a Russian billionaire the U.S. government considers close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vi Lyles: Riots, Protests Got Us Focused

Democrat Vi Lyles faces Republican Kenny Smith at the polls in November. She spoke with WCCB News @ Ten anchor Morgan Fogarty about what Charlotte faces, and why she wants to be the city's next mayor.

Vote on Franklin Woods Rezoning Delayed Until November

A local community's fight to stop a proposed shopping center will continue for at least two more months. Gastonia City Council decided to postpone a vote on a plan to rezone nearly 14 acres on Franklin Boulevard.

Dispute After Prayer Cancelled at Charlotte City Council

No prayer for now at Charlotte City Council meetings.

Trump, the ‘America First’ President, Goes to the U.N.

Elected on the nationalist slogan “America first,” President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the U.N. General Assembly to argue that individual nations should act in their own self-interest, yet rally together when faced with a common threat such as North Korea.

CLT Has Met Less Than Half of 5,000 Affordable Housing Goal

WCCB Charlotte spoke to people in the middle of that housing crisis.

Trump Calls For UN Reform, But With More Restrained Tones

President Donald Trump used his United Nations debut on Monday to prod the international organization to cut its bloated bureaucracy and fulfill its mission.

Senate GOP Musters Final Push To Erase Obama Health Care Law

Senate Republicans revved up a final push Monday to scuttle President Barack Obama’s health care law, an effort that faces low odds of success and just a two-week window to succeed.

Gastonia Neighbors Trying to Stop Shopping Center Planned for Wooded Area

New information about a community's fight to stop a planned shopping center in Gastonia. Some people who live nearby argue it could cause flooding and noise issues.

North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan in Longest-Ever Flight

North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon hurtling over U.S. ally Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean in a launch that signals both defiance to its rivals and a big technological advance.

Thousands of DACA immigrants could lose protection under Trump

The fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants protected under DACA is up in the air. In the last 24 hours, President Trump flip-flopped on reaching a deal with Democrats.

Trump Signs Resolution Condemning White Supremacists And Hate Groups

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution condemning white supremacists and hate groups, hours after reviving his assertion that there were “bad dudes” among the people who assembled to oppose a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month.